Thursday, June 3 – Thursday, June 10

THURSDAY, JUNE 3

Storytime for children ages 3 and up, 4 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Palisades High graduate Mike Pearson signs ‘One Step Beyond,’a fun, fast and furious read that captures the spirit and mood of Westside Los Angeles at the turn of the 1980s, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. (See story, page 12.)

FRIDAY, JUNE 4

Carol Denker discusses her nonfiction debut book ‘Autumn Romance,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. After meeting and marrying Warren in her early 60s, Denker spent almost three years traveling the country to interview couples for her book, drawing on her years of experience as an art and group therapist. St. Matthew’s Music Guild presents its season finale, featuring Mozart’s Requiem, 8 p.m. in St. Matthew’s Church, 1031 Bienveneda. Tickets at the door: $30.   Opening night of ‘Cash on Delivery!’ by Michael Cooney, a Theatre Palisades production directed by Sherman Wayne, 8 p.m. at the Pierson Playhouse on Temescal Canyon Road. Also Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., through July 11. Tickets: call (310) 454-1970 or visit www.theatrepalisades.org. (See story, page 13.) ‘

SUNDAY, JUNE 6

The Pacific Palisades Junior Women’s Club joins forces with the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation to hold the third annual Love Walk, benefiting breast cancer research by the foundation. Registration begins at 8 a.m. in front of the Palisades Branch Library, followed by the 5K walk through the Huntington Palisades at 9 a.m.

MONDAY, JUNE 7

  Nursery owner Evelyn Weidner offers her expertise about growing colorful plants in containers for Pacific Palisades Garden Club members and guests 7:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford.

TUESDAY, JUNE 8

Woman’s Club members and guests are invited to enjoy a culinary tour of Italy, hosted by chef Giuseppe Barravecchia of Pinocchio’s at the clubhouse, 901 Haverford Ave. Lunch is $15 per person, preceded by a reception at 11 a.m. For reservations and information about joining a cooking class with Barravecchia, call Jean Aroeste at (310) 230-2792.   ‘King Arthur’s Court,’ the Summer Reading Club kickoff program for children of all ages and their parents, 4 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real.   The Tuesday evening hike with Temescal Canyon Association members will hunt out Castellammare’s hidden stairways. The public is invited. Meet at 6 p.m. in the front parking lot at Temescal Gateway Park for carpooling. Contact: (310) 459-5931 or visit temcanyon.org. ‘

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9

Baby and toddler storytime, a lap-sit mix of songs, finger plays, stories and flannelboards for children under the age of 3 and their grown-ups, 10:15 a.m. at the Palisades Branch Library. Monthly meeting of the Palisades AARP chapter, 2 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. The public is invited.

THURSDAY, JUNE 10

  Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. The public is invited. Roma King reads and signs ‘Footsteps in the Snow,’ a book written in memory of her Polish father, Romuald Michniewicz, 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. This love story is the true account of Michniewicz’s amazing quest (after he survives imprisonment by the Russians early in World War II) to find his wife and daughter, who had been transported to Siberia, and their daring and dangerous journey to escape from Siberia.